Never take chances on the bubble

[fnurt]

Stars rebuy, about 5 or 6 players to be eliminated before the money. My stack is on the small side. I could most likely fold into the money however.

Keep in mind I haven't played a tournament in several months and have forgotten anything I ever knew about poker.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t3000/t150 ante (8 handed) internettexasholdem.com

MP1 (t67640)
MP2 (t7255)
CO (t39844)
Button (t56483)
SB (t67230)
Hero (t25280)
UTG (t44374)
UTG+1 (t125330)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t9000</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero...

[Cornell Fiji]

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Always take chances on the bubble

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FYP

Easy push

[beenben]

well, you're title is wrong. you've got to make moves on the bubble if you want to make the big moolah. you don't want to fold into the little money. you want the big money at the FT.

The CO is a popular place from which to steal. you've got enough chips to have fold equity if you push back. I would go all in. if he's got a bigger pair, oh well. if he's got over cards, you've got the better side of the coin flip. your M is only about 5. you need to make a move. now is the time.

[Jiggymike]

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well, you're title is wrong. you've got to make moves on the bubble if you want to make the big moolah. you don't want to fold into the little money. you want the big money at the FT.

The CO is a popular place from which to steal. you've got enough chips to have fold equity if you push back. I would go all in. if he's got a bigger pair, oh well. if he's got over cards, you've got the better side of the coin flip. your M is only about 5. you need to make a move. now is the time.

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I don't always agree with your advice but this time it is solid.

[fnurt]

I was curious if the forum had improved or not while I was away. Early indications are positive.

Would anyone consider a stop and go here?

[NotFadeAway]

The pot is already large (given your stack size) and there's no reason to put CO on an overpair. This is the type of situation you've been looking for (or it should be, with that stack) so take advantage and hope to either double up or, better yet, take down the pot uncontested.

[RichC.]

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Would anyone consider a stop and go here?

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very doubtful with your stack size. i just push and pray for a double up.

[0evg0]

stop and go here with 77 is really horrible unless it's the payout structure is ridiculously flat (and it's not, it's a regular online mtt)

and if anyone disagrees with me on that then they are wrong

[TroutMaskReplica]

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Always take chances on the bubble

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FYP

Easy push

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ok, sorry to hijack, but I was about to post this 20/180 bubble hand (19 left) myself...villain has been taking more than his share of pots uncontested around the bubble and has also re-raised from button and BB recently and taken both down pre-flop.

I've been quieter and have folded to a re-raise pre-flop a few hands back.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (6 handed) http://clark5.net/cgi-bin/hhconverter.cgi

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

BB (t15597)
UTG (t11307)
MP (t9905)
CO (t7872)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t11323)</font>
<font color="#C00000">SB (t27217)</font>

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t2400</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t13600</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero?

[Jiggymike]

In the hijack hand, your read screams call, as well as your stack size. I would not fold 88 against an active player in a steal position. This is probably the result you want with your hand, as pushing might make him fold a weaker hand that he may decide to steal with (like Ax).